80-90 Days. Vicia faba. Annual. Cover Crop. Heirloom. Non-GMO Broad Windsor fava bean seeds grow one of the most beneficial heirloom cover crops available to the home gardener. Popularly sown in the fall as a cool-hardy cover crop, Broad Windsor fava bean is an heirloom legume grown to restore nitrogen to poor and depleted soils. Windsor Broad fava bean is an open-pollinated annual grown just as commonly for its resorative properties as it is a fruiting crop harvested for its world-famous creamy and nutty fava beans.

Heirloom Broad Windsor fava bean cover crop is a cool weather garden crop best broadcasted directly in early spring or fall. For more traditional sowing, plant 1-2 Broad Windsor fava bean seeds 1" deep and 4-6" apart in Organically rich, well-drained garden soil in full sun to partial shade. Open-pollinated fava beans are often presoaked overnight to accelerate germination prior to garden sowing.

Non-GMO Broad Windsor fava bean germinates in 7-14 days, thinning back to one plant 8-10" apart in the garden as second set of true leaves establish. Legume seeds are often inoculated with Rhizobium bacteria at time of garden sowing. Although heirloom Vicia faba does not have too many pests or insects, it is known to be susceptible to leaf spotting diseases such as mosaic viral disease, bacterial blight, and slight anthracnose. Allow soil to dry between watering.

All parts of the fava plant are edible. For greens, pick leaves when they are still young and a bright green flavor. This will be much earlier than when the pods themselves are ready for harvest.

For fava bean shoots, soak the seeds for 24 hours; sow close together; cover with a layer of compost about 1/2". Water and keep compost damp (but not wet); put the seeds in a bright place to grow. Harvest when 3 – 5 inches tall; above the lowest leaf node for next harvest.

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